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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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In PL/I MPO to Java converter in J2C Add the ability to use bit values other than multiples of 8

During a POC, IBM Germany is attempting to use the PL/I MPO to Java tooling in J2C packaged with IDz but supplied by RAD. The include file has bit fields that are currently not supported. This request is to add support for bit fields other than in...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhancements to weighted msg rate data reduction metrics

Requesting new metrics for rates per weighted messages that exclude work driven by LP ECBs. Specifically:1) VFA, tape, and 3390 rates per weighted message2) Enters per weighted message Note: high priority RFE id 152827 requests mils/weighted messa...
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

ISRSUPC Support Of Datasets Created With Large Block Interface

Request for ISRSUPC (batch program for SUPERC compare) to support datasets created with Large Block Interface.
over 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 4 Not under consideration

DB2 and CICS pre- compilers do not recognize Cobol V5 floating comments

COBOL V5 allows use of "floating comment", sequence space + " * >" followed by a free text. DB2 pre- compiler (tested with DB2 V10) and CICS pre-compiler (tested with CICS TS 4.2) do not recognize this Cobol V5 syntax comment, and the presence ...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Cobol V5 - STGOPT does'nt optimize SQL--* variables created par SQL option

Cobol V5 compiler, as Cobol V4 compiler, can process DB2 SQL commands through the integrated coprocessor (instead of a pre- compilation) . When the SQL compiler option is enabled, the "automatic" variables SQL - * are created. We identified a diff...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 11 Is a defect

TWS not status update before Tracker start

【Environment】 z/OS 2.1TWS 9.2 5Host SYSPLEX JES-MAS Event detection using JES-EXIT Controller runs on one host Scheduled to be released to IzWSV9.5 on October 30, 2021. 【Events】During host maintenance, only the maintenance target host is stopp deg...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 6 Future consideration

Certificate based User login to Analyzer

We would appreciate the login to Analyzer would be based on client certificate.The user's certificates contain the hostidmappings extension (OID 1.3.18.0.2.18.1), which contains the pid of the user.
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Planned for future release

Add "replying to operator console messages" to IDz

A console message such as 4200000 DEMOMVS 12.12.36 STC10875 *068 DFS996I *IMS READY* IMSC, response would require a 3270 interface to SDSF.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Debug 3270 IMS application with personal TFORMAT lib in the concatenation

In the DBB zAppbuild framework for CI/CD a developer can perform a user build on both Cobol sources and MFS sources. In case of Cobol sources this leads to the creation of a load module on a personal load library and in case of an MFS, it leads to...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Need the browser independent HOD Launcher client to be globally deployable by an Admin without user's intervention.

The browser independent HOD Launcher client currently requires that a user perform some actions:(1)Download to the local system the hodlauncher.msi file(2)Click on run to install the HOD Launcher .Although these are a one-time only activity, in ou...
about 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

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